Parents are divided on the issue. According to a report from Education Week, many parents want their kids to have phones for safety reasons – and don’t support bans as a result.

Ohio lawmakers have been moving toward banning cell phones for some time. They passed a law in 2024 that required school ...

We asked kids how often in the past three months they’d experienced mistreatment online – like being called hurtful names or having lies or rumors spread about them. Kids at schools where phone use is ...

Calls to put age restrictions on smartphones by those who believe they are harmful to children has led to a rise in interest in 'dumb' phones – basic handsets that allow kids to contact you in ...

Governor Tina Kotek issued an executive order mandating all 197 school districts in Oregon ban student cell phone use during ...

Discover the 15 best cell phone tracker apps of 2025 to protect your device, monitor loved ones, track real-time locations, ...

Ohio lawmakers have been moving toward banning cell phones for some time. They passed a law in 2024 that required school ...

And kids were 1.5 to 2 times more likely to agree with those statements if they attended schools where phones are banned or confiscated for most of the school day, with use only permitted at ...

The campaign's central point is that younger kids generally need phones only for calling and limited texting. When you do step up to a smartphone, don't spend too much money.

Cell phones will be banned at Texas schools starting Sept. 1 under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. House Bill 1481, which is now law, requires all public and charter schools to ...

Also, our survey didn't ask kids how long phones have been banned at their schools. If the bans just launched, there may be positive effects on mental health or grades yet to come.

Martin Cooper changed the world when he pioneered the portable phone. The Motorola company’s four-pound box has evolved into ...